tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23588980174599971172014-10-06T22:10:55.800-07:00plume and laceJoanna Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10561404179223210141noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358898017459997117.post-38643605727374787382012-10-06T09:53:00.001-07:002012-10-06T09:53:41.294-07:00business and familyI can't believe it's been 6 months since Ethan was born into our lives; where has the time gone?<br />I have to be perfectly honest and say that my little bridal accessories business has taken quite a hit these last few months from me not even wanting to spend time on it, but I wouldn't have traded the extra time spent loving on my babies for the world!<br /><br />I've actually found myself doing domestic thing, I am SO not the person you think of when you think of a domestic women, and I have actually been enjoying myself; making artisan bread, trying and completely failing to make my own modeling beeswax, keeping my house clean (what?!) and playing with Madey more. I know these sound like things any normal housewife/mother does but when your trying to grow a creative business, all time is spent... growing your business and I was not exercising that womanly gift known as multitasking. nough said.<br /><br />Now that life in the Olson house is settling into a rhythm, I'm itching to get back to work and despite what I've heard I know there has to be a way to have my cake and eat it too, I know I can successful creative business without letting my family suffer for it.<br /><br />But this weekend is family time!! Have a great one yourself.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Joanna Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10561404179223210141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358898017459997117.post-16687314200479416632012-04-30T10:14:00.000-07:002013-01-30T13:26:44.540-08:00three weeks ago...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... we welcomed our beautiful boy, Ethan Tollef, into the world!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v9wa1aBysKo/T57Bg57_XVI/AAAAAAAAAx0/dMeNOc8j1Ao/s1600/blog+post1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v9wa1aBysKo/T57Bg57_XVI/AAAAAAAAAx0/dMeNOc8j1Ao/s640/blog+post1.jpg" height="265" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_-f-6nHxIRI/T57BMy7QJnI/AAAAAAAAAxc/pGGeA1CygNs/s1600/blog+post4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_-f-6nHxIRI/T57BMy7QJnI/AAAAAAAAAxc/pGGeA1CygNs/s640/blog+post4.jpg" height="265" width="400" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6_vOGU4UWK0/T57CkvrB8jI/AAAAAAAAAx8/PPTEdWp4Rss/s1600/blog+post.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6_vOGU4UWK0/T57CkvrB8jI/AAAAAAAAAx8/PPTEdWp4Rss/s640/blog+post.jpg" height="265" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DMKpsknR-UA/T57BUZCBoTI/AAAAAAAAAxk/povN4pLit-4/s1600/blog+post3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DMKpsknR-UA/T57BUZCBoTI/AAAAAAAAAxk/povN4pLit-4/s640/blog+post3.jpg" height="265" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />Ethan was born at 5:15 in the morning weighing in at 7lb 6oz and 20" long. He gave us a bit of a scare with the cord wrapped his neck three times ( honestly, I'm surprised it wasn't more, the way he moved around inside me ;) ) but he was quickly revived and perfectly healthy, praise the Lord!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wKM38XbiO1s/T57HTMp0qeI/AAAAAAAAAyw/qwSzGRSWX-s/s1600/blog+post5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wKM38XbiO1s/T57HTMp0qeI/AAAAAAAAAyw/qwSzGRSWX-s/s640/blog+post5.jpg" height="265" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9s3_XtI40oE/T57HGTjR31I/AAAAAAAAAyg/wxeD24iJtSY/s1600/blog+post7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9s3_XtI40oE/T57HGTjR31I/AAAAAAAAAyg/wxeD24iJtSY/s400/blog+post7.jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-po9yEO3uuI4/T57G_5od2lI/AAAAAAAAAyY/35PZukRitbU/s1600/blog+post8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-po9yEO3uuI4/T57G_5od2lI/AAAAAAAAAyY/35PZukRitbU/s400/blog+post8.jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z8CNGCwHMXY/T57HtkM4YdI/AAAAAAAAAy4/Vigcb2GW-zk/s1600/blog+post10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z8CNGCwHMXY/T57HtkM4YdI/AAAAAAAAAy4/Vigcb2GW-zk/s400/blog+post10.jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EGJK9R4qbr8/T57HN7d8D2I/AAAAAAAAAyo/TOKZ9q_DzKc/s1600/blog+post6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EGJK9R4qbr8/T57HN7d8D2I/AAAAAAAAAyo/TOKZ9q_DzKc/s400/blog+post6.jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vJ_yPqYfzHo/T57G2wcQ7FI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/q8NdVz_Dqhg/s1600/blog+post9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vJ_yPqYfzHo/T57G2wcQ7FI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/q8NdVz_Dqhg/s640/blog+post9.jpg" height="265" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />Joanna Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10561404179223210141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358898017459997117.post-2088003146940120752012-03-27T12:14:00.005-07:002013-01-30T13:27:21.495-08:00where'd toes go?<div style="text-align: center;">... a question Madey asks every time I put her shoe on! I found myself asking this same question today as I looked down at my ever protruding abdomen. 39 weeks today and a stretch mark for every one of them. Get this baby out!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hRoSvQAIovI/T3uy7dK_G_I/AAAAAAAAAxQ/iZ9wq26ybYo/s640/P1090255.JPG" height="266" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727368085644450802" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="400" /></div></div>Joanna Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10561404179223210141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358898017459997117.post-747337735676760032012-03-20T07:52:00.007-07:002012-11-01T20:17:27.717-07:00The Lovely Carly <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><br /></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721996400784207074" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x6mtXd6SBbo/T2idaPrObOI/AAAAAAAAAqw/YNZJ1B8CMyU/s640/image.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="534" /><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721996406819547314" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TUTOTMBhfZI/T2idamKKaLI/AAAAAAAAAq8/yxtaNl_87aM/s640/image2.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="535" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">A big thank you to Carly for sharing these photos with me. It is always fun to see my customers wearing their Plume and Lace design. Doesn't she look AMAZING! Congratulations Carly!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Joanna Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10561404179223210141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358898017459997117.post-7679123227704430652012-03-13T16:28:00.008-07:002013-01-30T13:28:36.094-08:00Wisconsin Bride<div style="text-align: center;">Last year I had the opportunity to have a few of my products featured in a wedding inspiration shoot for Wisconsin Bride. What a great feeling to finally be able to hold a magazine in my hands with my name in it!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">The amazing photographer, <a href="http://www.emilysteffen.com/">Emily Steffen</a>, was kind enough to share some photos with me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QTin6dCWqkg/T1__GIJTUjI/AAAAAAAAApA/oDWj5jUe0wE/s640/421924_10150819659139027_53252984026_12595522_1140837176_n.jpg" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719570532514615858" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="521" /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KdeMnYXWIV0/T2AFsp8trJI/AAAAAAAAApw/jrODlodKWTc/s640/WI-wedding-inspiration-065.jpg" height="293" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719577791493418130" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="400" /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3XrEPVgXXuA/T2AFFFTuWyI/AAAAAAAAApY/hbTwgk3cQdc/s640/WI-wedding-brooke-and-adam.jpg" height="276" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719577111642921762" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="400" /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4W3v7dz7dqg/T2AFbbFyOjI/AAAAAAAAApk/U43yn5hE0mY/s640/WI-wedding-inspiration-071.jpg" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719577495447157298" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="468" /><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><u></u></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This makes me so excited for the future of p&amp;l.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you all injoy these pictures!! Stop by <a href="http://www.emilysteffen.com/weddings/wisconsin-countryside-wedding/">Emily's</a> blog to see the whole photo shoot, it's beautiful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Joanna Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10561404179223210141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358898017459997117.post-36366768769502474692011-12-14T08:40:00.000-08:002013-01-30T13:29:27.737-08:00our week through a camera lens...<div>Christmas is almost here! It's hard to believe it's even December with the temperature being in the 40's and not a patch of snow to be seen. I think this is unusual for WI, considering my last few winters here, but I haven't really lived here that long.</div><div>It's been so much fun getting ready for Christmas this year; Feathered Designs has been slower than usual this season and I've been able to take the extra time to actually enjoy hustle and bustle of the holidays and to keep in mind the whole reason we even celebrate Christmas! The birth of our savior always seems to get lost when I am overworked and rushing to get everything on my shopping lists.</div><div>I love having time to just enjoy life!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Madey and I had a lunch date at McD's. Don't judge!! It's a great place to play on a cold afternoon AND this pregnancy, like the last one, has left me with a serious craving for buffalo sauce!</div><div style="text-align: center;">For those who don't know, I'm due in April and it's a boy!!</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p5_fEf9uYIE/TujWFAS_XAI/AAAAAAAAAbc/-a0krzCwch4/s1600/P1080683.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p5_fEf9uYIE/TujWFAS_XAI/AAAAAAAAAbc/-a0krzCwch4/s640/P1080683.JPG" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686029911022590978" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DppQUReVHEM/TujWE5bYJbI/AAAAAAAAAbM/PgwlQOAV4V8/s1600/P1080684.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DppQUReVHEM/TujWE5bYJbI/AAAAAAAAAbM/PgwlQOAV4V8/s640/P1080684.JPG" height="266" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686029909178721714" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="400" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our usual trip to the post office. </div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iwB_z35STNE/TujV4LRVDeI/AAAAAAAAAbA/AS-wzf2whm4/s1600/P1080655.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iwB_z35STNE/TujV4LRVDeI/AAAAAAAAAbA/AS-wzf2whm4/s640/P1080655.JPG" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686029690630114786" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="426" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday morning coffee date! Were at our local CoOp today which has amazing pastries...</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_juwSjvaLGc/TujVwObMAxI/AAAAAAAAAa0/InmEAucdIp4/s1600/P1080740.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_juwSjvaLGc/TujVwObMAxI/AAAAAAAAAa0/InmEAucdIp4/s640/P1080740.JPG" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686029554037818130" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">... and good coffee! I leave it for two seconds and this is what happens. It's not even a tasty late, it's just black coffee!!</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_KmBrFvq-fw/TujVv2Ec-MI/AAAAAAAAAak/CcDENdH6JAU/s1600/P1080742.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_KmBrFvq-fw/TujVv2Ec-MI/AAAAAAAAAak/CcDENdH6JAU/s640/P1080742.JPG" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686029547500009666" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Menards is like our second home, we are always here! </div><div style="text-align: center;">This trip was pricing out our bathroom remodel...</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jgVM72rxmaw/TujVv2FxTzI/AAAAAAAAAac/uj1jZ6wiMDs/s1600/P1080709.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jgVM72rxmaw/TujVv2FxTzI/AAAAAAAAAac/uj1jZ6wiMDs/s640/P1080709.JPG" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686029547505536818" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">... and trust me, we ALL needed coffee for this trip!</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fqaZ9QUxyko/TujVvH7XKnI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/mNwP9i_urRQ/s1600/P1080737.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fqaZ9QUxyko/TujVvH7XKnI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/mNwP9i_urRQ/s640/P1080737.JPG" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686029535113849458" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Grandma and Grandpa!! We went to see Aunt Julie's Christmas concert. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I have to say it was the first time I've ever been to a Christmas concert and it was so much fun! The choir sounded amazing in the big stone cathedral.</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3CsMvUTbBg/TujVuy77L6I/AAAAAAAAAaE/dqHrrkjp59w/s1600/P1080717.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3CsMvUTbBg/TujVuy77L6I/AAAAAAAAAaE/dqHrrkjp59w/s640/P1080717.JPG" height="266" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686029529479065506" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="400" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Joanna Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10561404179223210141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358898017459997117.post-13112561823867041322011-09-02T09:37:00.000-07:002011-09-02T10:23:46.858-07:00Blog Neglect<div><div>I am so ashamed right now about how much neglect I have been showing my blog!</div><div>My husband John got me an iPad for business work and, would you know it, I cannot use blogger on it. So there you have it. My excuse. I am rarely on my laptop anymore and therefore do not post new blogs. I am trying to change that, so expect more posts in the future!!</div><div> </div><div>There are so many changes coming up, both in my personal life and my Feathered Designs life! I don't have any specifics at this moment that I can share but some I am really excited about and others I could do without! I will share more as each unfolds.</div><div> </div><div>One thing I can share is that I hope to have my website soon!!!!! Yeah!!! This has been a long time coming and I've been spending my summer gearing up for this. I am so ready to take Feathered Designs to a new level and I think that having my own website will be the biggest + for me right now.</div><div>Also, my work might be featured in a small magazine next year!! So excited about seeing my pieces on the glossy pages of a magazine(!) and it will help to expand my network and get FD out there.</div><div> </div><div>Just trying to keep busy these days and not realise that WI summer days are at an end...I will be buried in snow soon and I'm not looking forward to it!</div><div>Madey keeps me very busy though and having an Etsy business + a toddler is a handful for me. I can just see all the working mothers out there laughing at me and saying "just you wait!".</div><div>Which brings me to... I am really needing to get advise on what to do to keep my toddler (18 mo.) occupied wile I work in my studio! She is at the point right now where she always has to be in the same room with me and gets board very easily. She often wants to get up on my lap and help with feathers!!! I am at a loss...any help would be great.</div><div> </div><div>Sorry to have neglected you all for so long. I have picture of custom work that I did over the summer to share, so I hope to have those up soon along with some of my appreciation photos/comments!! I LOVE my customers, they have been so great to me!</div></div>Joanna Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10561404179223210141noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358898017459997117.post-37943789706965591402011-05-15T11:59:00.001-07:002011-05-15T13:33:09.235-07:00my week through the lense of a camera...<div>It's been another full week around the Olson house. Partying, visiting with family and lots and lots of business/work with Feathered Designs!</div><div> </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p3YG2lavOsM/TdAtGXn3zFI/AAAAAAAAAR4/rovUPsOUVcw/s1600/P1060944.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 213px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607031123519982674" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p3YG2lavOsM/TdAtGXn3zFI/AAAAAAAAAR4/rovUPsOUVcw/s320/P1060944.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">Happy First Birthday Madelyn Ray!!! I can't believe my baby is a year old already, how time flies.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PjQ1y3SGRR8/TdAsOv_uquI/AAAAAAAAARw/BbvAjstLk_g/s1600/P1060947.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607030167989824226" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PjQ1y3SGRR8/TdAsOv_uquI/AAAAAAAAARw/BbvAjstLk_g/s320/P1060947.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">The birthday cake turned out SOO cute!! A lot of work though....</div><div align="center"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 237px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607038759931541762" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HHsV_g4h5NM/TdA0C3eQ-QI/AAAAAAAAASQ/OcTcSW8uHmg/s320/P1070034.JPG" />I love when brides contact me to do a custom job! It give me a chance to step out of usual and try something new. This order resulted in FD getting a bran new product!!<br /></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 207px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607027428046062722" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-agqGU9X6Zcs/TdApvQ6OxII/AAAAAAAAARo/I5ZRzqO0J3E/s320/P1070116.JPG" />...it's been a long week!<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fz3XCNyrxKY/TdAohSf3gmI/AAAAAAAAARY/5UBn0gSqH70/s1600/P1070152.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 266px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607026088442561122" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fz3XCNyrxKY/TdAohSf3gmI/AAAAAAAAARY/5UBn0gSqH70/s320/P1070152.JPG" /></a>My latest project! I rescued this window from someones trash (yes, I do this!) and it has been sitting in the basement all winter. This window go 5 layers of Looking Glass mirror paint and will get a fresh coat of white gloss paint before it is mounted on the wall!! I love how it is looking so far. The Looking Glass paint gives it a "foggy" mirror which makes for a beautiful vintage look!<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NkheF6PPJ4w/TdAnbAKXVmI/AAAAAAAAARQ/jaGrxxuVv2U/s1600/P1070153.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607024880929691234" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NkheF6PPJ4w/TdAnbAKXVmI/AAAAAAAAARQ/jaGrxxuVv2U/s320/P1070153.JPG" /></a>Finally done!! I have been looking out the window every day this spring wishing these beds would just build themselves and sprout plants...unfortunately that did not happen so Johnny came out and helped me get is all finished. Love my handy man husband!!<br /><div><div><br /><div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Joanna Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10561404179223210141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358898017459997117.post-27880954098039324082011-04-02T12:59:00.000-07:002013-01-30T13:29:51.761-08:00Feathers<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S7KB1UuKyc0/TZeFFkbEOqI/AAAAAAAAALg/Ix9Zv56iQmw/s1600/P1060236.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S7KB1UuKyc0/TZeFFkbEOqI/AAAAAAAAALg/Ix9Zv56iQmw/s320/P1060236.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591083793126800034" style="cursor: hand; height: 230px; width: 194px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wxk1CL2dXm8/TZeFWiIhAOI/AAAAAAAAALo/bn7_FfQOa14/s1600/P1060235.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wxk1CL2dXm8/TZeFWiIhAOI/AAAAAAAAALo/bn7_FfQOa14/s320/P1060235.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591084084569899234" style="cursor: hand; height: 230px; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vikScQER8Yw/TZeEjPjJqhI/AAAAAAAAALQ/XzO-s2keKJM/s1600/P1060251.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vikScQER8Yw/TZeEjPjJqhI/AAAAAAAAALQ/XzO-s2keKJM/s320/P1060251.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591083203408013842" style="cursor: hand; height: 320px; width: 240px;" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I0CZJ9hfdyU/TZeE0Wshg1I/AAAAAAAAALY/aBztvLqcEdI/s1600/P1060248.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I0CZJ9hfdyU/TZeE0Wshg1I/AAAAAAAAALY/aBztvLqcEdI/s320/P1060248.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591083497384149842" style="cursor: hand; height: 320px; width: 273px;" /></a> <br /><br />I have come to realise that dying my own feathers is less of a headache than having to rely on a supplier to get me the right color... <br />Spilling boiling dye on my hands, being frustrated for not getting that perfect color the first time, drying out my hands from using the blow drier for 30 min. straight to dry feathers and yes...much less of a headache!!! I have spent the last 3 days up to my elbows in feathers and dye and my house reeks of mothballs and vinegar, oddly enough. But I love my work! <br />F.D. has given me a much need creative outlet and getting paid to be creative is "the cherry on top". What a blessing, I get to be a wife, mom and a semi-successful artist! <br />Today is a break from feathers and a focus on my entryway. Thanks to The Nate Show, which I faithfully watch every afternoon, I now feel the pressure to get that stack of frames I've set aside, painted/stained and put up. Pressure is good, I just hope I don't get too obsessed!! *Pictures soon to follow... <br />Hope all goes well today!Joanna Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10561404179223210141noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358898017459997117.post-16784048321447200882011-03-14T09:28:00.000-07:002013-01-30T13:30:12.736-08:00Florida, Family & Port WashingtonIt was a busy week...<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div>Last Sunday, Madelyn and I flew down to Florida to visit my sister and her family, and also to get out of the Wisconsin weather. The warm weather, green trees and Spanish moss was a beautiful change of scenery from the usual snowy days that I am use to seeing!</div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lfYuTm_MQxs/TX5LI-lud_I/AAAAAAAAAJo/up8FX9xRXqI/s1600/Picnik%2Bcollage.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lfYuTm_MQxs/TX5LI-lud_I/AAAAAAAAAJo/up8FX9xRXqI/s320/Picnik%2Bcollage.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583983205598263282" style="cursor: hand; height: 190px; width: 320px;" /></a> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5SWgeiloPuk/TX5LYW-zKFI/AAAAAAAAAJw/AzjIp67qjwA/s1600/Picnik%2Bcollage%2B2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5SWgeiloPuk/TX5LYW-zKFI/AAAAAAAAAJw/AzjIp67qjwA/s320/Picnik%2Bcollage%2B2.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583983469843916882" style="cursor: hand; height: 197px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />Beautiful ocean...<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pBSTqq-FMzc/TX5QlmK32VI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/yKLdnx2Ivng/s1600/Picnik%2Bcollage%2B3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pBSTqq-FMzc/TX5QlmK32VI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/yKLdnx2Ivng/s320/Picnik%2Bcollage%2B3.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583989194817526098" style="cursor: hand; height: 148px; width: 320px;" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div align="left">After Florida we flew to Kansas City to visit the rest of my family for a few days and from there, back to Wisconsin where my wonderful husband John was anxious to see his girls again!</div><div><br /></div><div align="left">We stayed overnight in a little town north of Milwaukee called Port Washington... I am in love with this place! I can see myself living here someday. Harbor towns are so beautiful and romantic, my pictures do not do it justice.</div><div align="center"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FNsFBwUbrcc/TX5nikPFHtI/AAAAAAAAAKo/KVTCn4DX_ss/s320/Picnik%2Bcollage%2B8.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584014431526133458" style="cursor: hand; height: 190px; width: 320px;" /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yQ4WTRxS1OE/TX5h2GbF1ZI/AAAAAAAAAKY/w91EMdazR6w/s1600/Picnik%2Bcollage%2B6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yQ4WTRxS1OE/TX5h2GbF1ZI/AAAAAAAAAKY/w91EMdazR6w/s320/Picnik%2Bcollage%2B6.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584008170051065234" style="cursor: hand; height: 190px; width: 320px;" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Being gone for a whole week has left a lot of catching up to do with Feathered Designs. So I better get back to work!! Check in with my Etsy shop soon for new arrivals.</div><div align="left">~Joanna </div></div></div></div></div></div>Joanna Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10561404179223210141noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358898017459997117.post-62458833118499894472011-02-24T06:33:00.000-08:002012-10-16T05:55:31.387-07:00Breathing Room<div><div><div>The bridal soot went so well last night! I can breath again.</div><div>I must say, eight people in a small studio with hot lights did not smell pretty folks... </div></div><div>OK, I'm mostly kidding but we where sweating up a storm. </div><div>And whoever said that photo shoots where glamorous must have only been looking at the pictures and spent no time around those lights!</div><div></div><br /><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5eCaNqFKTP0/TWZxw5f0igI/AAAAAAAAAFg/GUUVy6CnTnc/s1600/P1050817.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577270273426885122" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5eCaNqFKTP0/TWZxw5f0igI/AAAAAAAAAFg/GUUVy6CnTnc/s200/P1050817.JPG" style="cursor: hand; height: 187px; width: 200px;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577267002521178258" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-01k5HqvCAAg/TWZuygbIUJI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/V5t87mAlaH8/s200/P1050819.JPG" style="cursor: hand; height: 185px; width: 185px;" /> </div><div></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGLmqTz8FrE/TWZwD9tsJRI/AAAAAAAAAFY/Y56T1tZpvAI/s1600/P1050820.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577268401953056018" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGLmqTz8FrE/TWZwD9tsJRI/AAAAAAAAAFY/Y56T1tZpvAI/s200/P1050820.JPG" style="cursor: hand; height: 109px; width: 206px;" /></a></div><div></div><div>I snapped a few pictures with my little camera but it didn't handle the dark room well resulting some very fuzzy pictures.<br /><br />Hope to share the real pictures soon and will put up information on the dress designer, hair and makeup people and the amazing photographer!</div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div>Joanna Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10561404179223210141noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358898017459997117.post-18719747735493424072011-02-21T08:53:00.000-08:002011-02-21T09:37:32.388-08:00Photo Shoot!Monica from MoniRose on Etsy ( <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MoniRose">http://www.etsy.com/shop/MoniRose</a>) has asked if I would like to send some hairpieces for a bridal shoot.<br />Monica is an amazing dress designer and I am so excited to be working with her. <div><br /><div>Here is just one of her amazing creations. When I saw this gown, I fell in love with her work!</div><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--8OoLhgRmd8/TWKgDrkyiyI/AAAAAAAAAE4/PPtfgd8Lo7Y/s1600/il_570xN_106349610.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 289px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576195273735179042" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--8OoLhgRmd8/TWKgDrkyiyI/AAAAAAAAAE4/PPtfgd8Lo7Y/s320/il_570xN_106349610.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><br /><div>This upcoming photo shoot will display a number of items from my new spring/summer line, as well as fascinators that are currently for sale in my shop, and I can't wait for you all to see!!</div><br />A sample of whats to come...<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 280px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576197213251703506" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i7vxYOGC11A/TWKh0k1kEtI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Kngw9XQEV5U/s320/P1050809.JPG" /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Joanna Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10561404179223210141noreply@blogger.com0